The food here is very affordable and pretty tasty but very rude servers. One night, I wanted to try their porridge with pork blood. It was horrible and even my bestfriend didn't like it. We returned it. The Chinese lady gave me the bad look and was literally staring at us while we were eating like almost murdering us in her head kind of stare. She gave us our bill in CHINESE AND ADDED 15% GRATUITY (WE WERE GONNA TIP HER REGARDLESS COZ I USED TO SERVE TABLES TOO) AND CHARGED US EXTRA .75 cents who knows what's that for maybe for the to go box. I've been going here for years and never once I recieved a bill in Chinese. What a horrible attitude! SKYLINE CAFE, get it together! read more

Sky Cafe - Chinese Near Me - Daly City, California

Skyline's Cafe, do you care about the reviews on yelp ? Probably not... bad services, being rude to customers etc...since 10 years ago I had been here, till now still never change. *Palm Face* read more

I wish there's a negative review. I'm sure there's people complaining about the terrible service. I was furious today because the new lady acknowledged I waved and one of us said we wanted to order. I thought she was finishing up whatever she was doing but a few moments later, I saw her pick up dirty dishes at a table. Are you serious? This is ridiculous! I was so close of leaving. read more

The food was okay, but not the best. It is supposed to be cheap, but I don't think the meals are worth the price since you have to deal with rude staff. I had better customer service with fast food places than this, and it is cheaper too! I was charged 18% gratitude for a party of 5 with 3 adults and 2 kids on the bill. They also charge for to-go boxes and containers. The staff here is really rude and was rude to my kids for just being kids. Probably the worst part is that this is a "cash-only" business, so good luck getting your money back because they will lie their azz off so that they do not need to refund you. They also made random charges like 0.09cents for I don't know what and they over charged me on meals when the menu says 11.00, then they charge me 11.90 or something. Probably the most shocking thing about this place, is that even Asians and Chinese rate this place poorly and I agree. I been to Chinese places that provides at least decent customer service. This place passed Health inspections? I don't think so. Maybe they passed it on the day that they inspected the place but it isn't passable. I also believe that the lady in the photo is the owner because she is always there and is the only working the cash register, some Asian own establishments will have the owner or the management working at the cash register to make sure the money is safe and no one is stealing or taking money and to ensure that if the register is short, then it is short because of the owner and not some worker at the establishment. She might claim that she isn't the owner though, just so you "cannot get in touch with the owner." read more

Sky Cafe - Possibly the Owner or head manager. - Chinese Near Me - Daly City, California

Food prices are reasonable. This is a budget-friendly type business--so don't expect too much.

Used to be our "canteen" and supper usual ! The main attractions are the "three dish, one soup" and the supper specials. Had fond memories of many of their dishes including curry fish, fried egg with beef, steamed half chicken, pasta and pork chop, claypot seafood tofu and etc.We recently found out that it doesn't open for supper anymore. It's business has certainly taken a toll since Covid. No frills family style meals for families and close friends. If you're on a date, this might not be the best place to secure next date. read more

I see lots of people complain about the crew there. I have no problem with that at all. Their food is cheap and very decent. I figure they are just frustrated when they got busy. In a normal or quiet day, they are very nice and polite. Their hours of operation is also great. read more

Placed a phone order. Was told it be ready in 10 mins. Got here in 15 mins. Was told it isn't ready. Waited extra 10 mins. The order isn't what we ordered. The lady said just take it. I told her this ain't what I ordered. She said if you want the right order, the wait is going to take a long time. Horrible service read more

Found multiple large sharp fish bone from the salted fish chicken fried rice.... I'm glad that I didn't share that with my kids. This is very dangerous read more

Sky Cafe - Salted fish chicken fried rice with large sharp fish bone - Chinese Near Me - Daly City, California

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Went here for lunch the food was not good at all. Don't ever order grilled steak in a Chinese restaurant! The meat is horrible. They didn't even serve the food on real plates or the soup in a bowl, but on plastics used for to go food, as well as forks and spoons are plastics! This place is really horribly nasty! The waitresses kept starring but didn't ask what we needed. Very bad experience, we made a terrible mistake coming in! read more

We ordered and sat around for 30 mins and didn't receive food. We motioned a staff member over to check on our order, but he came over and started to TAKE our order. We told him that we already ordered and he walked away. In this time, 2 different parties came in after us, and ordered and got their food before us. At this point we assumed they had lost our order, and that assumption was proven right when we literally heard them arguing amongst themselves about where our table's order ticket went. No review on quality and taste of food because after seeing two different tables get their food before us we decided to walk out. After letting them know, all we got was an "ok" read more

I love the dry chow fun shrimp and salt/pepper pork chops. They only accept cash as payment. Service is good and quick to serve.

We enjoyed most of the food we ordered from them during S.I.P. The "Family Meal"; 3 dishes and a soup with rice is a very good deal! Decent portion and quick service is what I liked the most. Hong Kong style milk tea is also a must order. read more

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Your friendly neighborhood dive. A convenient late night eatery if you live around the area. Foggy as heck, but worth the drive since the food is decent and inexpensive. You could pretty stuff your stomach to capacity for about $10. You probably won't find a place any cheaper around San Francisco, or maybe you can, but it's rare. Anyhow, the food here is tasty. The Chow Fun (flat rice noodles) is a bit greasy though, but.is very filling. The Porridge with Preserved Salted Pork with a thousand years old egg (black preserved egg) is also good. And I really like their Deep Fried Garlic Chicken Wings. All was very good. It was very filling (probably grease) and to the point. The flavor was obviously there... Especially the Chow Fun. Not the healthiest thing to put in our tummy, but we all splurge unhealthily at times. Parking was abundant late at nights compared to the weekends where you'll literally have to fight for a space. Probably too many stores and not enough parking spaces for the plaza. I'll make this place my late night eatery whenever I'm in the Bay Area. Convenient to where I stay, and very affordable. A bit on the dirty side, but is excused because this is a dive. read more

Sky Cafe - Chicken Wings - Chinese Near Me - Daly City, California

No customer service at all, the waitresses only served known customers. They thrown menus and food on table. While we asked for placing order, 2 waitresses stared at us and turned their head back to talk customer gossip loud in front of cashier counter , they took more than 5 minutes for their talked and yelled at us "what you want". They brought our food at last , the customer came and ordered later got their food already . My cousin gave them 10% tips, they grumbled the tips when we are passing them, i believe they don't deserved any tips, never has free dinner. I suggest the business owners it is time to hire some new waiters or waitresses. read more

As far as HK cafés (aka 'cha chaan teng') in the Bay Area go, Skyline's Café lies squarely in the middle of the pack. The food is decent, albeit nothing spectacular. However, service is simply horrendous, even by Chinese standards, and the restrooms are absolutely appalling. The "happy hour" deals in the late afternoon and wee hours of the night are reasonably priced. There is also a wider selection than at most other places, but unlike elsewhere, drinks are not included. They are offered at a discounted price of $2 though, so if you wish to order just drinks, you have the option. The wall artwork is interesting, yet hilarious at the same time to say the least. Horrendously bad renditions of Steph Curry, Michael Jordan, Ché Guevara, Sergio Romo, a Chinese dragon, and a Boss Baby in the image of the Virgin Mary all make their presence known while you wolf down your meal. Once you've caught a glimpse of these fine creations, they simply cannot be unseen! The phone number and e-mail of the artist are also boldly listed, so if you are so inclined, you can even have your own custom version in the comforts of your home! Overall, I'd say that during normal lunch and dinner hours, you can find many options better than Skyline's, but for either late afternoon or to quell those evening munchies (open until 1 am), it's a more than viable option. read more

Good good Chinese food for breakfast and lunch just like Chinatown in the 50's and 60's. A lots of varieties and fast. Located by Ranch 99 in Daly City, so there's parking. The Won Ton Noodles and Liver Congee was very good. Take home was sesame jello. Service is very friendly. It's cafe style, clean. A very good "go to" place. read more

Have you ever anyone say, "I'm craving steak, let's go to a Chinese restaurant!" no? let me tell you a little story about the marvelous Sky Cafe's steak with their special sauce... after a kickass workout, my boyfriend and I were starving. I've done my math and know for a fact that I'd throw a bitch fit if I do not inhale any food for the next 30 minutes. We happen to be at Skyline plaza and Sky Cafe was staring right at me. I've never been here but have always wanted to try. I trust majority of Yelp reviews but wanted to give it the benefit of the doubt and try it for myself. Upon arrival, we weren't greeted by any employees (honestly, I expected that and didn't give a single fuck). I didn't come here for the service, but for a bombass food. We were given 2 sets of menu and was shocked that they offer American food and lots of mother fucking spaghetti. I knew better than to get a spaghetti. I wanted steak, a chunk of meat and some rice. Now, I was curious about this steak with the special sauce, so we order 2. The funny thing is, when I think of steak, I think drowned in butter or oyster sauce (like bo luc lac). NOW TELL ME WHY THE FUCK THIS OH SO SPECIAL SAUCE IS A FUCKING TOMATO SAUCE? WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND THOUGHT OF MIXING STEAK WITH TOMATO SAUCE?? NO ONE. So what did we do?? down it like a fucking champ. It was so disgusting but when you're hungry, everything and I mean everything, tastes fucking amazing. I know I should've stuck with Chinese dishes, but it was for the damn gainz. Damn you, gainz. Also be mindful of the RBF lady. I should elaborate more, but honestly-- not worth writing about. read more

PLEASE STAY AWAY!! I like cantonese food but I found this cafe is not only way under the quality bar, but I had the worst service ever. 1/ They don't care about customer and never help facilitate your order, I ordered a HK milk tea, but they didn't make it until I asked like 3 times; 2/ The food came in after 12 mins late and I had to asked them another 2 times; 3/ The onion chicken was not authentic at all and it was made with fried chicken which is totally wrong. Besides, the french toast I ordered was def not traditional Hong Kong style french toast, 0/0 recommended. Overall, this is probably one of my worst dine-in experience, and I strongly discourage anyone to visit this place. There are better HK cafe in the area. read more

I usually get three baked chicken and spaghetti but this time I got the fish fillet with veggies & bell peppers which is a change but I had it before. It's really not bad. read more

WHAT HAPPENED TO HAPPY HOUR ? NEW OWNER/STAFF AND NO SPIDER-MAN?! I liked the so call "bad service", they're usually busy and also wants to just let you eat and not ask how the food is every five minutes. I liked the ugly theme randomness and looking like they never take care of the building. It's all part of the sky cafe experience that make it that much better. BUT WHERE IS MY HAPPY HOUR AND OLD STAFF :( that was EVERYTHING! read more

After a good hard workout I was in the mood for some salt n pepper wings. Unfortunately most of the Chinese restaurants were closed except for this one. So I placed an order for a take out and drove up to the restaurant. Parking was easy and was lucky to have parked in front of the place. The parking lot is pretty big in this plaza so you won't have any problems finding a place to park your car. As I walked into the restaurant, I was informed my food wasn't ready. Grrrrrr......! But the guy that was there was very helpful and assured me that it will be right up. It only took about 5mins to get my food so I guess I can't complain too much. So the service was ok.... I give it about 2.5 As for the food. I got my wings but where are all the jalapeños and garlic that was supposed to come with it? This was disappointing but the taste of these wings was just ok. Nothing to scream and do cart wheels about. So if I was you and you're into salt and pepper wings like I am, make this place your last resort when everything else closes. 2 stars for the food. read more

The food is okay, but not that great. The service is so rude and the environment and ceiling are very dirt. No way will come back again. read more

Sky Cafe - Ceiling is so dirty - Chinese Near Me - Daly City, California

I've frequented this eatery about every other month. I found the food preparation lacks consistency. I have had good experience in the past. In my most recent visit, the 3-dish dinner special was subpar. The tofu skin in the beef stew was dry and hard (either not soaked enough or undercooked). The cod fish with napa cabbage was overcooked. The Hainon chicken was the only dish that met expectation. I may return to give it another try. read more

If you come here, look at your receipt before paying because, as others have mentioned, you get an 18% charge on your bill regardless of the service that you received and additional charges without letting you know why, so you will see like the cost, taxes, 18% gratitude charge and small fees where they nickel and dime you. Their menu is also outdated, and it is intentional so that they can upcharge you later with random stuff. Also, keep in mind that this 18% charge goes to the owner, and the lady at the counter is most likely the owner or one of the owners of this business, but she won't admit it, so don't attack her directly. I know this because some Chinese establishments have the owner as the cashier to prevent employees from stealing money from the register. The "infamous" lady is also one of those toxic Chinese women that no man would want to marry, or if they did, they would leave her. I wouldn't want someone like her babysitting my kids at all. read more

The food from here gives off the vibes of comforting home cooked meals. The service may not be the best, but you won't regret coming here. I love to order takeout and eat in the comfort of my own home! read more

The food and price are fantastic. However, it's the customer service that kills it. I ordered takeout over the phone and before I even finished, the cashier hung up the phone on me as if she couldn't bother to hear any of my questions, which was simply "how long will my food be ready?". I had to call back to have her say "10 minutes" then she hung up as quickly as possible. When I got to the cafe, there were two ladies - one who asked what number my order was, in which I replied "I was not told any number". The cashier thought she was a smartass and said "I'm pretty sure I told you the number" very rudely with a smirk on her face. I replied "what kind of customer service do you have? How do you do business with that attitude?" She did not say a single word back. She collected my money and I promised her I'll go on yelp to document this incident. Pure rudeness to people who are trying to support your business. Needless to say, I would have been a frequent customer but would rather pay more to get the respect I deserve. read more

I am Chinese American, and this place isn't that great. It is cheap, but not great. They GMO a lot of the stuff, so it tastes good, but it does not, and you will notice that when you take stuff home, it seems to go bad fast, and that is because the stuff that they serve is old fish, old shrimp, or something. Also, if you pay close attention to the smell of your breath after eating here, you will realize that it smells like cardboard. Anyway, it is true that they take money from you. If your bill is around 43 dollars and you give them 60, you won't see that 17-dollar change at all. When asked, the owner (cashier) will say that you only give them 45 or maybe 50(Thanks to Grace A. from Burlingame, CA) Lastly, they charge 18% gratitude automatically for parties of 5 and more, but the way that they set up the receipt is that the gratitude is all the way at the bottom, so you might not notice it right away. Lastly, that gratitude goes to the owner. The only ones on Clement Street (under different ownership) have similar prices, but unlike this location, you can pay with a credit card, and they don't charge gratitude or do anything sneaky with their customers. In fact, I prefer the one on Clement over this one. read more

CASH ONLY! Parking sucks in Skyline Plaza, so good luck with that. Went for first time today and we're now fans of this Cheap Eats category of establishment! Pretty good quality, fast, and good prices! Sometimes you don't need high-quality to hit the spot. I don't think I'm the only one who feels that way. Service is not as bad as many say. The women are no more aloof than male servers in similar Chinese restaurants in the Bay Area. Ours today brought menus and hot tea quickly when we strolled in at 10:30 for morning Happy Hour. We ordered $5.75 Singapore rice noodles (yum), $5.75 salt n pepper wings (also yum), and $4.50 wonton noodles soup (no good-the broth is bland and the wontons taste off). Chili oil, soy sauce and vinegar are on every table and helped make the soup slightly more palatable, but not enough that I'd ever order it again. The place was half full with diners busily eating when we arrived. As they finished and left, more people came in but not enough to fill up the place. After tax and tip the meal came out to exactly $20, and we were able to take home some leftovers. read more

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Ordered the hot and sour soup. Really stinky and not tasty. Ive had really good hot and sour soup before. I asked to get a refund and instead the "owner" insisted if I wanted to take it to go. A waste of $12. Personally I would not recommend this place. read more

Sky Cafe - Chinese Near Me - Daly City, California

Haha this is a great one. Okay if you don't mind shitty Chinese food, which I love. This is the place for you. It's not shitty, but it isn't great. If you need a cheap and easy Chinese food place, this would be it. It's like 32.99 for 3 dishes with soup and rice. You can't really get that price anywhere. So I love it and would come here often if I'm too lazy to cook. read more

No frills Chinese food. Considered cheap enough nowadays and bad service. With th pandemic, people usually order ahead for take out.

For some late night chinese food, this will have to be your spot if you are in the area, unless you want to head into the city and scrounge for parking then get something togo. So if you need your fix of chinese food late night and nothing else is open, this will have to be the place, I ordered standard 3 items salt and pepper pork chops, chicken fried rice, and beef with chinese broccoli, it was not an omg I need to come back here but more of a ok for a late night spot sure i'll bite. The servers I encountered were fairly helpful, there was no eye contact, more or less you have to go to the front and tell them you want it to go instead of waiting by the front of the door. The food is made fast it is decently priced, you can't be a beggar when it is close to 1am so you get what you pay for. For all the dishes we sampled, they did an ok job, I would order from them again, the dishes were slightly oily, the salt and pepper pork chop was decent in regards to portion as well as the beef and chinese broccoli, the fried rice was delicous. Again no frills but for that late night fix definitely a spot you want to go to for pick up or eat in food *** price $$ service **** ambiance ** read more

Food price goes up and food going down. Is ok place . Just convience and fast service.

Chanced upon Skyline Cafe on the hunt for a late dinner and absolutely hit jackpot. Moved to SF just two months ago, and even though I was previously warned, eating out is PRICEY. Being pricey is one thing, but eating pricey-substandard food just makes for a poor time. Luckily, Skyline is neither. Price: SO CHEAP. Dishes range from $4-9 AND they include "happy hours" for even better deals. (10am-11am, 3-6pm, 10pm-1am) Food: AUTHENTIC af. I've grown up eating Hong Kong-style food and Skyline nails the flavors perfectly. It was so comforting to finally find a place that tastes so close to home (New York for me). Service: As mentioned by others, don't expect people to wait on you hand and foot. The service wasn't stellar, but I didn't have a bad experience. Overall, this is a place for quick eats. Go in, order your meal, eat your meal, leave. Come for the food, not the service. And to sum it all up in one word - WORTH. read more

WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE. I called in for pickup. They did not tell me the total price or the pickup time, which is the basic information given to customer when they order for pickup, but they were very rude. After I placed the order, they said #20. How the heck am I suppose to know what's #20. The date or the time. I wasn't clear so I asked what is that and she yelled back at me "YOUR ORDER NUMBER IS 20" and then the phone went on silence. I called back and said to cancel my order, they told me its done already and asked why I cancel. I told them straight forward, "you got poor customer service and I'm cancelling the order." If the food is done within 5 min. you placed order, how fresh can your food be. It's possibly cooked overnight that no one picked up. To the owner, if you want to continue your business, you better train your staff, especially during this pandemic. Your food is not the best and with poor customer service don't expect to gain business. This place does not even worth 1 star. They deserve no star. If you want ok food and very rude servers, with bad customer service, then welcome to order here. Otherwise I would suggest go elsewhere. Plus there's a couple other better chinese restaurant nearby with better food and customer service. read more

This spot is mainly to fulfill the most utilitarian needs when related to food. Service is very curt and no frills (not unexpected or unwarranted given price point), and the food is not bad...you could even call it decent. They have deals for 3 entrees for a little over $30...hard to find especially on this side of the bay. All in all, this is the spot for when myself and my significant other cannot figure out what to eat but don't wanna spend much and don't want to cook (mostly because it's close by). read more

HORRIBLE Customer Service & RUDE Workers!! The food is decent, but the service from the order taker cashier is rude and terrible. I stood waiting at the cashier stand in front of the order taker for at least a full minute while she glared at me, no greeting or acknowledgment from her indicating she was ready to take my order. I finally asked her if I could place a to go order, and she rudely replied with "What do you want?" I placed my order, and she rang up the check. She did this very quickly and mumbled the total. She did not provide a receipt so I asked her to repeat the total. She stated the amount with a rude attitude. I paid the bill, but the woman did not return my change. I always leave a generous gratuity when ordering food or eating out, but this woman decided she could keep my money. Being Asian myself I felt very insulted by the order taker. I came in to the restaurant to spend my money on a good meal, but walked out feeling angry for giving my patronage to someone who treated me so badly. I refuse to spend my money here again!! read more

In several past reviews, I've mentioned how I can get just as much pleasure and enjoyment from a great meal at a trendy restaurant as I can from an equally satisfying meal at a cheap Chinese restaurant. However, I should have included one more important caveat - "...assuming it's good". Although I can't say for sure, Skyline's Café looks like it shares the same owners as D&A Café, an equally cheap, yet slightly less underwhelming, HK restaurant on Clement in SF. Not only do the plates and silverware look the same, but the menu is nearly identical and just as extensive. No lie, it's one of the longest I've ever seen, with about 200 items (if not more). -- MONGOLIAN BEEF (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/skylines-cafe-daly-city#yVzmWjBatyD4Qngo0_APaA) Maybe it's because of the long strips of zucchini, but this didn't look like any Mongolian Beef I've ever had (which, granted, isn't many). In any case, it was rather meh. The beef was a little chewy and there wasn't much heat to the dish (despite the pepper), which made this more like a generic stir fry dish. -- OX TAIL AND BEAN CURD CLAYPOT (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/skylines-cafe-daly-city#DUeZADD4BRAiNssCt6aIDA) My favorite of the night. I wasn't big on the sauce (a little thick), but the chunks of ox tail were really meaty. True, they also could have been a bit more tender, but each piece (as well as the bean curd) was quite tasty. -- EGGPLANT WITH CHICKEN & SALTED FISH CLAYPOT (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/skylines-cafe-daly-city#VYTBaLyZOFodsL947yxhKA) Definitely not the best version I've had. There could have been a little more salted fish (love the stuff), but my bigger qualm was with the eggplant - mushy and really overcooked. If not for the chicken, this would have been one gloppy mess. As far as the service, unlike some people's comments, it didn't seem especially bad to me. That's not to say it was good; just that it's on par with any other Chinese restaurant out there - they don't check on you, you have to hail them if you need something, and they aren't overly friendly (though they aren't mean or rude either). Even though the ox tail dish really wasn't all that bad, the other two dishes my friend and I shared really missed the mark. TWO AND A HALF STARS for the food, but rounding down. They may not be bad for the area, but as much as I appreciate their late hours and cheap, cheap prices ($6-$8 per dish), I can find better for the same price elsewhere. read more

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We've been coming here for a long time. We come with the expectation that the food is reasonably priced and the service isnt that great. We like getting a bunch of smaller dishes on the menu but occasionally we'll get the 3 dishes for $20 something. I personally dislike them getting upset over not getting tipped (which in all the times I've been there we've generously tipped, its just bad form that they assume) but I chalk it up to their poor business practice and don't expect improvement especially since I'm just there for the food. Overall, if youre looking for cheap eats, poor service, and a tiny bit of prejudice if youre not chinese (or chinese looking enough) this is your place! read more